Where does “saga” come from?

saga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

saga (Old Norse): story, history, legend, saga

Definitions

  1. story, history, legend, saga

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
2Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “saga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →